It seems Elmo's world recently included vitriolic racist and antisemitic social media posts. Sesame Workshop says it seeks to restore control over the beloved puppet's X page.

Elmo returned to X on Tuesday with a message of love, two days after a hacker used the beloved “Sesame Street” character’s account to spread antisemitic bile. Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok — also known to produce content sympathetic to fascist icon Adolf Hitler — met Elmo with open arms.

Since Elon Musk acquired X, formerly known as Twitter, he has received criticism over content moderation policies that allow hate speech. After a recent coding change for X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok reportedly used antisemitic language in its replies. It has since received an update.

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ALBAWABA - Just days after Elmo's official account on X (formerly known as Twitter) was hacked, resulting in posts calling for the death of Jews and the release of the Epstein client list, the account has returned to its rightful owner. Three days prior ...

Elmo’s X account was hacked, sending out a shocking string of racist, antisemitic and derogatory posts. A Sesame Workshop spokesperson called the messages “disgusting,” and added that they are working to restore control of the account.

The tweets, which Sesame Workshop said were posted by a hacker, focused on the files allegedly maintained by Jeffrey Epstein.